OK. So a judge blocked his ban on soft drinks larger than 12 ounces.
But Mayor Bloomberg just picked himself up, dusted himself off, and started all over again:
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013...igarettes?lite
Cigarettes cannot even be visible in most retail shops in NYC.
I can't stand cigarette smoke as a rule. But it has (thankfully) been pushed out of restaurants, bars and the workplace. The battle to protect non-smokers from secondhand smoke has been won. It's over.
Nonetheless, it remains a legal product. Smokers are not lepers. I don't see the harm in allowing cigarettes to be visible on a rack behind the counter in a 7-11.